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Small Studies Of 40-Hertz Sensory Stimulation Confirm Safety, Suggest Alzheimer’s Benefits

MIT researchers report early-stage clinical study results of tests with noninvasive 40-hertz light and sound treatment.

A New Heat Engine With No Moving Parts Is As Efficient As A Steam Turbine

The design could someday enable a fully decarbonized power grid, researchers say.

New Lightweight Material Is Stronger Than Steel

The new substance is the result of a feat thought to be impossible: polymerizing a material in two dimensions.

New CRISPR-Based Map Ties Every Human Gene To Its Function

Jonathan Weissman and collaborators used their single-cell sequencing tool Perturb-seq on every expressed gene in the human genome, linking each to its job in the cell.

A New Programming Language For High-Performance Computers

With a tensor language prototype, “speed and correctness do not have to compete ... they can go together, hand-in-hand.”

Springing People From The Poverty Trap

Field experiment in Bangladesh shows the poor simply lack opportunities to gain wealth — but a one-time boost can make a major difference.

A New Concept For Low-Cost Batteries

Made from inexpensive, abundant materials, an aluminum-sulfur battery could provide low-cost backup storage for renewable energy sources.

This Is Your Brain. This Is Your Brain On Code

MIT researchers are discovering which parts of the brain are engaged when a person evaluates a computer program.

New Sensor Uses MRI To Detect Light Deep In The Brain

Using this approach, researchers can map how light spreads in opaque environments.

New Tool Can Assist With Identifying Carbohydrate-Binding Proteins

Groundbreaking research can help alleviate the challenges affiliated with studying carbohydrates.

Cognitive Scientists Develop New Model Explaining Difficulty In Language Comprehension

Built on recent advances in machine learning, the model predicts how well individuals will produce and comprehend sentences.

Strengthening Electron-Triggered Light Emission

A new method can produce a hundredfold increase in light emissions from a type of electron-photon coupling, which is key to electron microscopes and other technologies.

New Quantum Computing Architecture Could Be Used To Connect Large-Scale Devices

Researchers have demonstrated directional photon emission, the first step toward extensible quantum interconnects.

New ‘Semi-Sub’ Shows Spy Potential of Sailing at Waterline

An unmanned semi-submersible vehicle developed at Washington State University may prove that the best way to travel in water undetected and efficiently is not on top, or below, but in-between.

Moving Water And Earth

A new understanding of how particle shape controls grain flow could help engineers manage river restoration and coastal erosion.

New Study Suggests Mayas Utilized Market-Based Economics

More than 500 years ago in the midwestern Guatemalan highlands, Maya people bought and sold goods with far less oversight from their rulers than many archeologists previously thought.

Screen-Printing Method Can Make Wearable Electronics Less Expensive

The glittering, serpentine structures that power wearable electronics can be created with the same technology used to print rock concert t-shirts, new research shows.

Enzyme “Atlas” Helps Researchers Decipher Cellular Pathways

Biologists have mapped out more than 300 protein kinases and their targets, which they hope could yield new leads for cancer drugs.

Sustainable Fertilizer Production Method Proven to Be Cost-Effective

Sustainable methods to produce synthetic ammonia for fertilizer can be cost competitive with the current fossil-fuel based method, according to a Washington State University study.

Low-Impact Human Recreation Changes Wildlife Behavior

Even without hunting rifles, humans appear to have a strong negative influence on the movement of wildlife. A study of Glacier National Park hiking trails during and after a COVID-19 closure adds evidence to the theory that humans can create a “landscape of fear” like other apex predators, changing how species use an area simply with their presence.